Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation in Healthy Subjects to Activate Central Pattern Generator

NCT04241406 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2020-05-01

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determinate whether the application of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation produce changes in the excitability of alpha moto neurone in healthy volunteers. Moreover evidence whether the effect of the electric currents can increase muscle strength.

Conditions

  • Motor Activity

Interventions

DEVICE

Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation

Electrodes are placed over the back for a 10 minutes in the same manner as experimental groups, but will be applied a sham electrical stimulation increasing current intensity during 30 second and decrease intensity subsequentl

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos de Toledo

    collaborator OTHER
  • University of Castilla-La Mancha

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Julio Gómez-Soriano, PhD · Castilla-La Mancha University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-30
Primary Completion
2020-02-03
Completion
2020-03-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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